Cocada
A sweet snack made of shredded or crumbled coconut mixed with panela (a block of unrefined cane sugar) or white sugar.
Cocada is really tasty. I do not know where they sell cocada.
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Tag: bebida
Definitions tagged bebida in the street dictionary.
VenezuelaFrio frio
A refreshing treat made of shaved or crushed ice topped with various flavored syrups (in the Dominican Republic, these are typically sold by street vendors from carts).
He loves his frio frio, especially when it is really hot out.
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República DominicanaGuavaberry
Guavaberry is a traditional liqueur made from the fruit of the same name, central to the holiday celebrations of the Cocolo communities (Cocolos are descendants of English-speaking Caribbean immigrants who settled in the Dominican Republic).
People from the Cibao region like Guavaberry more than beer.
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Raspa'o
1. A snow cone or shaved ice treat topped with flavored syrup. 2. A student who failed a course or an exam.
I ended up raspa'o in the subject; I want a Frescolita flavored raspa'o (Frescolita is a popular Venezuelan red cream soda).
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Papelon
Unrefined cane sugar produced from sugar cane, usually sold in blocks or granules. It is used to make a traditional drink called Papelon con limon, which consists of the sugar mixed with water and lime juice, or as a general sweetener. (Papelon is the Venezuelan name for what is known as panela or piloncillo in other regions).
Hand me the papelon. Let's make some papelon con limon.
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Guayoyo
A very light and weak black coffee. (In Venezuela, this is a staple mild coffee, typically served black and diluted to the point of being translucent).
Give me a guayoyo please. I will learn how to make a good guayoyo.
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Cepillado
A traditional frozen treat from the city of Maracaibo in Zulia state. It consists of finely shaved ice flavored with various sweet syrups, typically served in a cup or cone (Maracaibo is one of the hottest cities in Venezuela, where these treats are a popular way to cool down).
Let's go grab a cepillao. It is so hot that all I really crave is a cepillado.
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Jumo
A state of being hammered or wasted after drinking heavily.
That hard blow sobered up my jumo.
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Frecosa
A cold beer, or a woman with little sexual or romantic experience. (The word refers to being fresh, applied either to a cold drink or a woman who has not had many partners).
We need to drink a frecosa to beat the heat.
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pitrocha
A drink made by mixing together the dregs and leftovers from various liquor bottles at a bar at the end of the night.
It is all the alcoholic drinks left over in the bottles at the end of the night in a bar; they pour all the mixed drinks into one bottle and they are sold to and consumed by alcoholics.
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Curda
A slang term for booze or any alcoholic drink, particularly beer.
Pour me a little bit of curda.
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prendío
Someone who drank the whole bar dry and is hammered, referred to as prendío because they are lit up or glowing from all the alcohol in their system.
Man: Look, look, look! Your uncle is prendío... good lord, he is completely smashed!
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Hacer un serrucho
An informal invitation to chip in or pool money together for a collective goal. It is used when a group wants to buy alcohol, food, or help someone in need (in this context, a pote usually refers to a bottle of rum).
Someone says to the others: hey guys, what's up, let's hacer un serrucho to buy a bottle of rum or some food, or go somewhere together. It is also used to gather money for someone who needs it because of illness or lack of work.
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marifinga
A thick, hot beverage made with chocolate, milk, sugar, spices like cloves and cinnamon, and thickened with wheat flour (often served as a hearty breakfast drink in the Dominican Republic).
We are going to make a marifinga for breakfast today.
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Prendi
A state of being wasted, drunk, or having a heavy buzz. (Jumo is a common local synonym for drunkenness).
They gave him a liter of red-cap Siboney and he spent Christmas Eve with a prendi. (Siboney is a brand of rum from the Dominican Republic).
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Ayudante de Bebida
A freeloader who never contributes to the group pot (serrucho) for buying alcohol, but drinks just as much as those who paid. (In the Dominican Republic, a serrucho is a practice where friends pool money to buy a bottle of liquor to share.)
So-and-so, do not come to this hangout because we do not want any Ayudante de Bebida here.
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Carta Do
A nickname for Brugal Carta Dorada rum (Brugal is one of the most popular rum brands in the Dominican Republic, and Carta Dorada is their gold-label variety).
I told you not to mix Carta Do with vodka.
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pulque blanco de maguey
A sweet and refreshing drink extracted from the leaves of the maguey plant. Served as a type of mabi (a traditional Caribbean beverage usually made from bark or roots), it is considered healthy and medicinal. It is also the brand name of a specific mabi produced in the Dominican Republic.
give me a pulque blanco de maguey, but make sure it is from Mabi Gloria Dominicana, okay.
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chicha
A beverage made from a base of corn, often fermented into alcohol.
corn chicha
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Shot
A bar that is always lit! Tons of drinks, great music, and 'tu maldita madre' shots (named after a common, strong Dominican insult) to stay buzzed all night long!
Let's go to Shot to sing, get hammered, and jump up on the chairs!
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Bio Bar
One of the best bars in Santo Domingo, located in the Zona Colonial (the city's historic district). It is a spot where you get a heavy buzz drinking from buckets of beer while listening to music ranging from rock to reggaeton.
A: Yo bro, it's Saturday, where are we heading? B: Man, let's go to the Zona to Bio Bar to get totally hammered and pick up a few girls. A: All right then!
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Beneda
A nickname for La Benedicta brand cider (a popular cider in the Dominican Republic often served at social gatherings).
They gave him a couple of Benedas and he got hammered.
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Babacu
A slang term for the Haitian rum brand Barbancourt. (Barbancourt is a well-known rum from Haiti often found in the Dominican Republic).
Today I would even drink a shot of Babacu if someone offered it to me.
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Sin Plomo
White rum. (Literally unleaded gasoline, used as slang for clear rum.)
A glass of Brugal Sin Plomo with Clamato.
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Rally del Borracho
An annual street festival held every December 31 in the Don Bosco neighborhood of Santo Domingo. It is a massive social gathering focused on camaraderie and nostalgia where people drink heavily, which is how it earned its name.
The Rally del Borracho has been held for over 40 years.
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choska
A refreshing soft drink from the former Yugoslavia, it was a competitor to Coca-Cola.
Refresh your gullet with choska, the leading flavor of the former Yugoslavia.
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Españasunny de light
A drink that is super good! (a phonetic play on the juice brand Sunny Delight).
juice
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GlobalBatuquear
The annoying habit of picking at or pinching bits of food, usually when it belongs to someone else.
Someone batuquearon my rice, who was it?
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Sapotear
The bad habit of picking at or pinching off bits of food, usually someone else's.
They offered me some picapollo that was sapoteao (picapollo is a popular Dominican fried chicken dish).
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miche
An alcoholic drink made from unrefined cane sugar (panela or papelon are blocks of raw cane sugar used to produce this artisanal moonshine, popular in the Venezuelan Andes).
Haller drank miche with those lowlifes.
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lava gallo
The cheapest, lowest quality rum, often used as the name implies to splash on roosters before a cockfight. (In the Dominican Republic, handlers rub low-grade alcohol on fighting birds to refresh them or prepare them for a match.)
That guy is more grateful for a swig of lava gallo than for a plate of food.
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calimocho
A drink typical of street drinking sessions and other parties, consisting of a mix of cola and wine, usually cheap. It is similar to sangria. (A botellon is a common Spanish practice where groups gather to drink in public areas like parks).
calimocho is the rum and coke of the riff-raff.
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bebiembre
A combination of the words for drinking and December, referring to the month when people drink the most. It is a time of non-stop partying where any excuse is good enough to drink, as everyone has cash and spends it all on liquor and celebrations. (In Venezuela, December is marked by year-end bonuses and the tradition of Baby Jesus bringing gifts).
Welcome bebiembre. Happy bebiembre to everyone. Waiting for Baby Jesus in bebiembre.
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Bermúdez
A brand of rum that was a huge hit until the 90s but has since fallen off. Originating in Santiago, it is also nicknamed Cara de Gato (Cat Face) because the lion on its label looks like a house cat. (Quisqueya is a poetic name for the Dominican Republic).
Bermúdez, a little piece of Quisqueya
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Merengue
Besides the national dance, this is the term for peach-flavored soda in the Dominican Republic. The name became popular because the beverage brand Country Club marketed this flavor under the name Merengue.
My breakfast was a piece of fresh string cheese with some crackers and a Merengue to wash it down.
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pitufo
A small bottle of liquor, usually a 200ml bottle of Barceló Añejo rum. It is smaller than a chata, which is a common flask-sized bottle. (Barceló is a popular brand of Dominican rum).
We have to chip in for a pitufo at least.
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El Aguila
A corner store in the Eastern Zone of Santo Domingo famous for being extremely violent, where looking at someone the wrong way gets you stabbed. They only sell liquor: if you try to buy groceries like rice, they will pull a knife on you. (A colmado is a Dominican grocery store that often functions as a bar.)
Give me a pound of yellow chee... OW THEY STABBED ME! CALL THE AMBULANCE! *gunshots* *gunshots* *gunshots*
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Coco Rico
A soda marketed as coconut water, but which people say tastes like beer with sugar. (It is a popular coconut-flavored soft drink usually sold in green cans).
A Haitian guy is selling Coco Rico at the corner of Gomez and Kennedy. (Gomez and Kennedy is a major intersection in Santo Domingo where street vendors are common).
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Mabi
A homemade fruit drink typically sold informally. Mabi has two main characteristics: it must be served in a recycled bottle, such as an old beer or rum bottle (if it is in a glass, it is considered regular juice), and it is only made from specific fruits like passion fruit, orange, lime, or tamarind. It is never made with fruits like papaya or banana.
Give me a lime Mabi.
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chicheme
A sweet, thick beverage made from cracked corn that is boiled for about two hours and mixed with milk, cinnamon, and cloves (It is a traditional drink in Panama, most famously associated with the town of La Chorrera).
This chicheme is delicious.
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PanamáMisil
A cheap, potent alcoholic drink sold in small bottles. While the label calls it a cordial, God only knows what the hell this stuff is made of. It comes in four colors: red, blue, orange, and green. (In the Dominican Republic, these are infamous for being low-quality but very strong).
Bro, give me an atomic Misil right there, do me a favor.
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Pega palo
A beverage made from woody vines or fruits, usually sold in recycled glass bottles. It is sometimes fermented and can get you so wasted that you will not be able to get up off the floor. (In the Dominican Republic, these homemade preparations are sold by street vendors as cheap drinks or herbal tonics).
Mom, buy me a Pega palo to drink with this coconete for breakfast! (A coconete is a rustic coconut cookie).
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Jumo
A state of drunkenness or being wasted from drinking alcohol.
So-and-so has a jumo.
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fiti fiti
An alcoholic drink (typical of Cordoba) consisting of a fifty-fifty mix of sweet Pedro Ximenez wine and dry white Fino wine. The name is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase fifty-fifty. It is usually served chilled in a small, tall glass.
Waiter, please bring a cold fiti fiti and a Coke.
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Refajo
A Colombian drink made by mixing a specific soda called Colombiana with any type of beer. It is commonly consumed to treat hangovers. (Colombiana is a popular brand of orange-colored cream soda in Colombia).
Refajo for the hangover.
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ColombiaPocoto
An alcoholic drink made by mixing together whatever happens to be available. The name is a contraction of the phrase un poco de todo (a little bit of everything).
Give me a Pocoto because I am in the mood to get wasted today.
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FBI
A humorous acronym for the Federation of Independent Drunks, used to describe someone who drinks heavily or a group of friends who party together. (Dominicans often repurpose famous international acronyms for comedic effect).
Jose: 'Dude, I joined the FBI last night!' Marcos: 'Damn, and what party was that at?'
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Fría
In the Dominican Republic, this is a slang term for a cold beer (it refers to the local habit of drinking beer at a colmado, a neighborhood corner store that doubles as a social hangout).
I am going to have a fria at the corner store today.
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